Clinical Nutrition Coordinator

at  UPMC

This is an exciting opportunity to work with a dynamic team in GI Nutrition managing parenteral nutrition support for clients in an ambulatory setting! Candidates should be a Certified Nutrition Support Clinician, detail oriented, have advanced critical thinking skills and able to function with a high level of independence.

PURPOSE:

To assist or coordinate the functions, resources, and programs essential for quality care and to provide a high level of nutrition-related expertise in the interdisciplinary team management of all hospitalized patients. Position incorporates a combination of program management tasks and direct and indirect patient care.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide appropriate nutrition education and counseling based on patient/family learning needs and abilities.
• In collaboration with manager/director participate as a member of interdisciplinary committees, responding to needs and initiatives for nutrition care process improvement.
• Develop, implement and evaluate nutrition programs, including preparing materials, presentations, and other communications, and contribute to relevant department, hospital or system-wide policies. (May be on an inpatient and/or outpatient basis).
• Assist in developing goals and objectives for Clinical Nutrition to maintain high quality care.
• Lead and encourage professional growth and development for self and clinical team.
• Deliver and oversee quality nutrition care to a diverse patient population within established criteria.
• Contribute to maintaining clinical budget and expectations by monitoring and maintaining expenses and man-hour utilization, including implementing appropriate staffing levels; as required, oversee outpatient billing to ensure compliance of client charges with regulatory requirements.
• Direct and mentor dietetic students, peers and support personnel.
• Provides expertise and support for menu planning and maintenance of the nutrition-related computer software.
• Identify, participate and/or lead in Quality Process Improvement activities with the ability to actively endorse evidence based practice.
• Maintain and expand knowledge of current trends and issues in health care, food and clinical nutrition services, TJC standards and healthcare informatics.
• Assumes duties of manager in his/her absence.
• Manage recruitment, hiring, training, evaluation and competency of personnel; maintains a quality workforce.
• Schedule and/or coordinate daily work flow.
• May be responsible to provide direct supervision of employee, including, but not limited to, recruitment, performance management and competency validation.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics with 4 years experience and 1 year in a leadership role required.
• Skills: Strong leadership and motivational skills to evaluate and develop a diverse Clinical Nutrition Team. Strong analytical skills to design, implement, enhance and trouble-shoot nutrition programs and processes. Function with a high degree of autonomy and use high level decision-making to demonstrate efficiency and problem solving techniques to achieve desired results and effect change. Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively communicate and collaborate with a diverse population in a team environment. Strong organizational and time management skills. Sound clinical judgment in Medical Nutrition Therapy.LICENSURE, CERTIFICATIONS, AND CLEARANCES:Registered Dietitian with Commission on Dietetic Registration. Maintenance of registration as demonstrated by 75 CEU credits every 5 years. Maintenance of specialty certification as specified by governing body, if applicable. Licensed Dietitian ? Nutritionist (LDN) with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and maintenance of PA-LDN as demonstrated by 30 CEU credits every 2 years.
• Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (LDN)
• Registered Dietitian (RD)
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